Rain Stops Play: Cricketing Climates (Cass Series--Sport in the Global Society, No. 27.) | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrew Hignell
Publisher: Frank Cass
Category: Book
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0714681865
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.358
EAN: 9780714681863
ASIN: 0714681865
Publication Date: April 30, 2001
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Product Description
Many books have been written about cricket, cricketers, the grounds they play on and the tours that the players and supporters undertake during the winter months. Writers on the English summer game have looked at the game's history and economic development, but one vital ingredient has been ignored: the game's geography, and how it has changed from a rural, meadowland pastime into a multinational sport and multi-million pound business, based largely in urban agglomerations.
This volume fills this void, looking at the fundamental geography of cricket, especially in England where the game is played by county sides. Besides looking at socio-economic influences, the book examines the physical geography of cricket, in particular, its interrelationship with the local environment and microclimate, and looks ahead to the likely impact that global warming and altered weather patterns will have on the county game.
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